Word Meaning 上下

じょうげ jouge

上下 is read as じょうげ (jouge) and means first and second volumes.

Meaning

English

  1. first and second volumes
  2. going and coming back
  3. top and bottom
  4. two-piece (outfit)
  5. going up and down
  6. rising and falling
  7. fluctuating
  8. upper and lower classes

Reading

Kana

じょうげ

Romaji

jouge

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 6 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 3841 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

上り下り

のぼりおり

going up and down

上げ下げ

あげさげ

ebb and flow (of the tide)

上げ下ろし

あげおろし

loading and unloading (cargo)

上下動

じょうげどう

vertical motion (in earthquakes)

上下線

じょうげせん

both (railway) tracks

下克上

げこくじょう

juniors dominating seniors

幕下上位

まくしたじょうい

30 highest ranked makushita wrestlers

上がる

あがる

to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)

上がり

あがり

after (rain, illness, etc.)

上り

のぼり

upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)

上がったり

あがったり

doomed (business, trade, etc.)

Example Sentences

10

It's upside down.

He shook his head up and down.

The bus rocked heavily up and down.

We've had our ups and downs.

Don't hold it upside down.

The temperature of the human body hovers around 37°C.

When mosquitoes beat their wings up and down, they produce a distinctive buzzing sound.

When mosquitoes beat their wings up and down, they produce a distinctive buzzing sound.

It's a lot of trouble to write my name, because it takes 50 strokes to write both my first and last names.

Bob mounted the portrait in a fancy frame, but it was upside down.